beknibbelen

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Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ knibbelen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈknɪbələ(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧knib‧be‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɪbələn

Verb

beknibbelen

  1. (intransitive) to cut down on expenses, to save up (often parsimoniously)

Conjugation

Conjugation of beknibbelen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beknibbelen
past singular beknibbelde
past participle beknibbeld
infinitive beknibbelen
gerund beknibbelen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beknibbel beknibbelde
2nd person sing. (jij) beknibbelt, beknibbel2 beknibbelde
2nd person sing. (u) beknibbelt beknibbelde
2nd person sing. (gij) beknibbelt beknibbelde
3rd person singular beknibbelt beknibbelde
plural beknibbelen beknibbelden
subjunctive sing.1 beknibbele beknibbelde
subjunctive plur.1 beknibbelen beknibbelden
imperative sing. beknibbel
imperative plur.1 beknibbelt
participles beknibbelend beknibbeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

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